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(11) EP 0 271 365 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.07.1988 Bulletin 1988/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.06.1988 Bulletin 1988/24

(21) Application number: 87310993

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 12.12.1986 CA 525257

(71) Applicant: THE WINNERS' CHOICE SELECTOR INC.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Gaylor, Eli
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(54) Random number selector


(57) An apparatus and method for selecting random numbers. A stream of air provided from a fan beneath the chamber propels balls through a tubular display arrangement and back into the chamber. A first tube section extends from the chamber and is connected to a second tube section which is partially transparent, perforated and extends generally parallel to the top surface of the chamber. A third tube section extends from the first tube section and returns to the chamber. The balls are retained in the generally parallel tube section by a retaining means which, when released, allows the balls to be carried back into the chamber.







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